{
  "id": "honolulu-j2k",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/honolulu-j2k",
  "brand": "Honolulu",
  "model": "Sword & Shield J2K",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-05-15",
    "precision": "quarter",
    "label": "Q2 · exact date unverified"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 155,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Hybrid ('Aero Hybrid Plus')",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Pickleball Effect rated it one of the better all-court paddles available, noting forgiveness closer to a widebody than a hybrid plus good plow-through and a low launch angle. It rode 2024's Kevlar-face wave (after Six Zero's Ruby) at a $155 price. Honolulu and retailers bill it as a 2024 Paddle of the Year winner; the awarding body is not verified here.",
  "construction": "100% DuPont Kevlar aramid face over a 16mm polypropylene honeycomb core; thermoformed unibody with perimeter edge foam.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "16mm polypropylene honeycomb core with foam walls",
      "100% aramid (DuPont Kevlar) face"
    ],
    "face": "100% DuPont Kevlar aramid fiber",
    "edge": "perimeter edge foam, thermoformed unibody",
    "source": "https://808pickle.com/pages/copy-of-j2"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "J2K 16mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.2,
      "widthIn": 7.8,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.9–8.2 oz (brand)",
      "sw": 113,
      "tw": 7.05,
      "specSource": "https://808pickle.com/pages/copy-of-j2"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-05-15",
      "precision": "quarter",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Q2 · exact date unverified.",
      "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/honolulu-pickleball-company-sword-shield-j2k/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/honolulu-pickleball-company-sword-shield-j2k/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/honolulu-pickleball-j2k-16mm-paddle-review"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": "6 months",
  "notes": "Pickleball Effect review published Jun 12 2024; no brand launch date found.",
  "productUrl": "https://808pickle.com/products/sword-shield-j2k",
  "sources": [
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/honolulu-pickleball-company-sword-shield-j2k/",
    "https://808pickle.com/pages/copy-of-j2",
    "https://808pickle.com/products/sword-shield-j2k",
    "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/honolulu-pickleball-j2k-16mm-paddle-review",
    "https://www.justpaddles.com/product/honolulu-j2k-aramid-fiber-pickleball-paddle/38842/"
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/honolulu-j2k.png"
}